It seems that Crossover targets people already running windows apps, and thus already with a windows license (okay, not all people have one, but go with me on this). So, if I have a Windows license (and I do), what would be the incentive to go with something like Crossover, when I can use VMWare or Xen for zero cost, and not worry about compatibility of any of my applications?
This article is pretty light. Sure, more vulnerabilities is bad, but it doesn't necessarily that more vulnerabilites is worse. Firefox is patched quicker, which is very important. Also, I don't see anything about the nature of these vulnerabilities. Are they all critical, you box is getting trojaned? Just comparing the pure numbers doesn't tell us much.
Yeah, its been a really long time since I read the book, and I leant it out, so I won't get a chance to read it again anytime soon. I seem to remember though, that there were references even in the book to his "people", suggesting that he had a team offsite doing some of the work.
Watch the show again. At one point (can't think of their names) the owner and Samuel Jackson are talking and the owner says something along the lines of "Call Nedry's people". Nedry being the programmer that had the contract.
These "Nothing to see hear move along" jokes are getting as old as everything else. They were vaguely funny when there was a story about government coverups and such, but even those have happened so often its lots its effect.
The money I saved by going to VoIP, paid for a decent UPS that keeps all the critical elements running for over an hour, in about 3 months. Pretty decent payoff as far as I'm concerned. That, and there's always our cell phone as back up.
I've considered doing something similar, but if you're comparing costs of Myth and this device, then you'd need to include the costs of your NAS, or at least a portion of it.
Having never played the game, I can't comment too much. However, from reading the article, I get the idea that there is a message in his game that isn't exactly supporting school shootings. I would guess (as he does) that most people miss his message. From what I can gather, the message is more something about "games don't cause violence" or maybe more generically, media doesn't. In any case, the point of the game was certainly not to glorify the events at columbine.
True, but it also has no local storage for content unless maybe the flash is for that purpose, which means you spending a lot per MB. With a 350, you don't need much of a computer (I had a 350 running myth on a 600Mhz box w/129MB - ran fine). Not to mention all the features you get in Myth that this device doesn't have. Don't get me wrong, this device has some potential, but it does not directly compare to something like Myth.
You can always do it via IR. In my case, I have a DCT2500 which it can control over the serial port. I'm sure other models work as well, but you'd have to look to see what you have and what is supported.
What you do with the signal after it comes out of your digital cable box is up to you. Hook up myth or any of the other PVRs you can find out there. You can definitely put one together for less than $750.
True, but CDs gave some other advantages, like being able to jump to the song you want without ffw/rwd (even if your deck had search, CDs were better), better quality, better longevity (okay, they can be damaged easier, but they won't wear out from use).
I know some people have had problems with steam, and the biggest complaint seems to be offline game play. I was under the impression that it had been fixed, but I have no problems playing "online" even in single player mode, so I can't comment too much on that issue.
However, I love the idea, and the implementation of steam. The fact that I can preload a game, before its available, and with the click of a few buttons and a few minutes for it to be decrypted, means I can play a game literally minutes after its released.
I'm not tied down by physical media. If I build a new box, I only need install steam, log in, and it will reinstall all my games for me. Friends means I don't need something like Xfire to find my buddies and play. All in all, I have no complaints about Steam, and would prefer all my games come through it
That's step one, step two is to automate the reply to the form in step two. Not incredibly difficult, and they give you hints on what to use to do it (fscok, curl, snoopy). Since it requires you to use POST, its a little more than just manipulating the URL, but like I said, its not incredibly difficult.
That being said, this is probably not a bad way to screen out those who are incompetent. It would narrow the field down at least somewhat.
And its relatively easy to keep a box patched, run anti-virus and anti-spyware, yet old exploits are still being used to turn desktops into zombies. Just because people can do it, doesn't mean they do.
So I guess the only reason anyone ever wrote a virus was for monetary gain. Gee, I wonder how the first virus writers got paid before we got to the age of spyware and such.
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It seems that Crossover targets people already running windows apps, and thus already with a windows license (okay, not all people have one, but go with me on this). So, if I have a Windows license (and I do), what would be the incentive to go with something like Crossover, when I can use VMWare or Xen for zero cost, and not worry about compatibility of any of my applications?
This article is pretty light. Sure, more vulnerabilities is bad, but it doesn't necessarily that more vulnerabilites is worse. Firefox is patched quicker, which is very important. Also, I don't see anything about the nature of these vulnerabilities. Are they all critical, you box is getting trojaned? Just comparing the pure numbers doesn't tell us much.
Yeah, its been a really long time since I read the book, and I leant it out, so I won't get a chance to read it again anytime soon. I seem to remember though, that there were references even in the book to his "people", suggesting that he had a team offsite doing some of the work.
Watch the show again. At one point (can't think of their names) the owner and Samuel Jackson are talking and the owner says something along the lines of "Call Nedry's people". Nedry being the programmer that had the contract.
These "Nothing to see hear move along" jokes are getting as old as everything else. They were vaguely funny when there was a story about government coverups and such, but even those have happened so often its lots its effect.
The money I saved by going to VoIP, paid for a decent UPS that keeps all the critical elements running for over an hour, in about 3 months. Pretty decent payoff as far as I'm concerned. That, and there's always our cell phone as back up.
I've considered doing something similar, but if you're comparing costs of Myth and this device, then you'd need to include the costs of your NAS, or at least a portion of it.
Having never played the game, I can't comment too much. However, from reading the article, I get the idea that there is a message in his game that isn't exactly supporting school shootings. I would guess (as he does) that most people miss his message. From what I can gather, the message is more something about "games don't cause violence" or maybe more generically, media doesn't. In any case, the point of the game was certainly not to glorify the events at columbine.
True, but it also has no local storage for content unless maybe the flash is for that purpose, which means you spending a lot per MB. With a 350, you don't need much of a computer (I had a 350 running myth on a 600Mhz box w/129MB - ran fine). Not to mention all the features you get in Myth that this device doesn't have. Don't get me wrong, this device has some potential, but it does not directly compare to something like Myth.
You can always do it via IR. In my case, I have a DCT2500 which it can control over the serial port. I'm sure other models work as well, but you'd have to look to see what you have and what is supported.
What you do with the signal after it comes out of your digital cable box is up to you. Hook up myth or any of the other PVRs you can find out there. You can definitely put one together for less than $750.
True, but CDs gave some other advantages, like being able to jump to the song you want without ffw/rwd (even if your deck had search, CDs were better), better quality, better longevity (okay, they can be damaged easier, but they won't wear out from use).
Well, you get your music on a medium that is less portable, bulkier, and is arguably easier to damage. Don't you see the benefits?
I know some people have had problems with steam, and the biggest complaint seems to be offline game play. I was under the impression that it had been fixed, but I have no problems playing "online" even in single player mode, so I can't comment too much on that issue.
However, I love the idea, and the implementation of steam. The fact that I can preload a game, before its available, and with the click of a few buttons and a few minutes for it to be decrypted, means I can play a game literally minutes after its released.
I'm not tied down by physical media. If I build a new box, I only need install steam, log in, and it will reinstall all my games for me. Friends means I don't need something like Xfire to find my buddies and play. All in all, I have no complaints about Steam, and would prefer all my games come through it
Ahhh, but they also want attachments, which means you can't do it with a simple GET request.
That's step one, step two is to automate the reply to the form in step two. Not incredibly difficult, and they give you hints on what to use to do it (fscok, curl, snoopy). Since it requires you to use POST, its a little more than just manipulating the URL, but like I said, its not incredibly difficult.
That being said, this is probably not a bad way to screen out those who are incompetent. It would narrow the field down at least somewhat.
Similarily I've heard: "The sum of all the IQs on the planet is fixed, the population is growing"
How many fps does you NIC get?
Whoever modded this down, its a reference to Office Space, and the "flair" that workers at their breakfast coffee spot had to wear.
Because its very expensive to do that. WiMax promises higher bandwidth and reliability without the costly infrastructure required for FTTH.
don't even joke about that!
And its relatively easy to keep a box patched, run anti-virus and anti-spyware, yet old exploits are still being used to turn desktops into zombies. Just because people can do it, doesn't mean they do.
So I guess the only reason anyone ever wrote a virus was for monetary gain. Gee, I wonder how the first virus writers got paid before we got to the age of spyware and such.
HTTP runs over TCP.